Change bass, stereo, and other audio effects in Windows Media Player

In Windows Media Player, you can optimize bass, stereo, and other audio effects by turning on SRS WOW Effects. You can also use the graphic equalizer to adjust the levels of certain frequencies in your music or select Dolby Digital audio settings for different types of playback scenarios.

Other software and hardware controls can affect the volume and audio effects settings in the Player. If you encounter problems, try adjusting the audio settings in Windows, the controls on your speakers, subwoofer, or amplifier, or the settings in any other software used to configure the sound card in your computer.
For information about how to adjust the speaker volume in Windows, see Adjust the sound level on your computer.

The graphic equalizer allows you to adjust different sound frequency ranges to enhance your listening experience. For example, classical music often sounds better if you enhance the low frequency ranges (on the left side of the graphic equalizer).

In Windows Media Player, you can optimize bass, stereo, and other audio effects by turning on SRS WOW Effects. In addition, you can use the graphic equalizer to change certain frequencies in your music or you can choose between alternative dual mono Dolby digital audio streams. For more information about SRS WOW technologies, see the SRS website. Note that it is not possible to use SRS WOW effects when you are playing a DVD.

Other software and hardware controls can affect the volume and audio effects settings in the Player. If you encounter problems, try adjusting the audio settings in Windows, the controls on your speakers, subwoofer, or amplifier, or the settings in any other software used to configure the sound card in your computer.
For information about how to adjust the speaker volume in Windows, see Windows Help and Support.